The Old English Poems of Cynewulf

by Robert E. Bjork and Cynewulf

Book Overview

The Old English poems attributed to Cynewulf, who flourished some time between the eighth and tenth centuries, are unusual because most vernacular poems in this period are anonymous. Other than the name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even the most basic facts of where or when he lived. Yet the poems themselves attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674072634
• ISBN13: 9780674072633
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"